Number of deaths in armed conflicts doubled between 2021 and 2022, says new report

Wednesday, June 7, 2023 - 00:13 in Psychology & Sociology

At least 237,000 people died in organized violence in 2022. A new report from Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) at Uppsala University shows that this is a 97% increase over the previous year, and the highest number since the Rwandan genocide in 1994.

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